Nintendo Switch

There are 19 issues resolved in the December security patch dated 2017-12-01 and 28 in the 2017-12-05 one. Vulnerabilities range from high to critical, with the most severe relating to the media framework and possibly permitting a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code through a “crafted file.”

However, Google notes that there are no reports of customers being affected by these security issues.

The carrier also revealed the build number of the upcoming update: OPM1.171019.011. Given the new build number format introduced with Oreo, “M1” likely refers to the first maintenance release that is Android 8.1:

Android 8.1 is an incremental maintenance release of Android Oreo. It includes new features, and APIs (API level 27), along with the latest optimizations, bug fixes, and security updates.